A trucker's view of the US economy

I've read this and watched a few of the clips so far. Seems to be some fairly genuine people being 'interviewed'...

"How do you measure the state of the world's biggest economy? The IMF thinks US growth will slow this year and fears of a recession have unsettled markets. But what do the people think? The BBC's Matthew Price hitched a ride on a freight truck across six states, and asked those he met on the road."

news.bbc.co.uk...

Did I see somewhere that there may be a more organized "work stoppage" with the truckers @ May 1?